Zhang Yun's ancient life

After Zhang Yun finished washing, he went to the back room to find clean and decent clothes to put on. When he left the house, he looked at the sun, so it was probably around noon. There is no problem, he decided to go to the county to pick up Guan Jing and the others today. It would be better if he could bring his wife and children back today. If there is a delay and it is too late to come back, he can stay at Guan Jing's little aunt's house for one night. Zhang Yun didn't want to sleep alone.

While thinking about it, he went out of the yard, and when he passed the lobby, he heard someone knock on the door, and when he opened the door, he saw Aunt Ma coming. It turned out that someone saw Zhang Yun coming back, so he went to Aunt Ma's house and told her. Now that they are all back, those who work for others can no longer stay at home with money in vain, so they come to see what the boss has ordered.

Zhang Yun thought for a while and said: "I'm going to the county to pick up Jing'er and Bao Ni. I may not be able to come back today. There is no one living in the house for some days. The house is very damp. You heat up the kang in the yard. , go to get rid of the humidity in the house, buy some vegetables and lo mei, and put them in the kitchen for preparation. If we haven’t come back by Youshi, then we won’t come back today, just lock the courtyard door and go home. .”

Aunt Ma nodded her head again and again, carefully wrote down what Zhang Yun said, and then asked: "The old lady has memorized all the instructions of the master, so don't worry."

After Zhang Yun heard the words, he stopped talking, turned around and came to the stable, pulled out his war horse, walked all the way to a place where there were few people, got on the horse, and ran towards the county.

The horse has been locked up in the barracks for more than half a month. This time, as soon as it was pulled out, it came out and ran straight. Zhang Yun knew that it was bored these days, so he didn't stick to it, let it go according to its temperament. You can run however you want, just hold the rein tightly and control the horse to run in the right direction.

The speed of the horse this time was really impressive, and it took only two-thirds of the usual time to reach the county seat. Zhang Yun saw the earthen wall of the county seat from a distance, so he reined in the horse, rolled over to the ground, and led the horse to continue. go ahead.

The horse obviously hadn't enjoyed its run, and kept shaking its big head to remind Zhang Yun to pay attention to it. Zhang Yun kept stroking the horse's ears and neck with his hands. After a long while of comforting, the horse finally calmed down. Obediently let Zhang Yun lead it into the city.

Zhang Yun went to Guan Jing’s little aunt’s house. It was not long before this year’s New Year’s greetings, and the road was still very familiar. When passing by a dim sum shop, Zhang Yun went in to buy some tea fruit and desserts. After all, it is a junior, it is not a polite thing to go to the door of the elders empty-handed.

Guan Jing's little uncle, He's family lived in the northeast corner of the county. It was also a secondary courtyard, but it was bigger than Zhang Yun's. The He family lived with three generations of grandparents. Those who are engaged in tax calculation in the county government can be regarded as a knife and pen official.

Uncle He was the eldest son, and he also inherited his father's talent, so his son inherited his father's career and entered the county government to work in this field.

Although this job looks decent, it is not considered an official position. Some people are nothing more than low-level clerks until their death. Only those who do extremely well, or are appreciated by superiors, or have some background , have the opportunity to become a recorder and get an official rank.

For example, the old man of the He family, who has been a knife and pen official for nearly 40 years, only became a regular nine-rank money and food recorder in the year before last. For the sake of this, I am very grateful.

Zhang Yun led his horse to the door of the He Mansion, and gently knocked the copper ring on the gate. After a while, a maidservant opened the door. She had seen Zhang Yun in the first lunar month and knew that he was the mansion The relatives in the house said: "Brother, wait a moment, I will report to the boss." After finishing speaking, the door was not closed, and they walked into the yard.

Zhang Yun stood at the door, waiting for the host to come out. After a while, Guan Jing's little uncle walked quickly to the door to greet him.

Seeing the master coming out, Zhang Yun clasped his fists and said, "Show respect to my uncle."

The little uncle of the He family quickly helped him up and said: "Why are you so polite, come in quickly." While speaking, he winked at the servant behind him and told him to lead Zhang Yun's war horse into the backyard.

The horse had a temper and refused to be led by a stranger. Zhang Yun patted the back of its neck several times, and then it reluctantly followed the servant.

The uncle of the He family led Zhang Yun into the lobby, and the old man of the He family who heard that there were guests came out. Seeing this, Zhang Yun hurried forward to salute, and presented the gift in his hand, and touched the goat with the old man. Hu smiled and said to him: "They are all relatives of my own family, why be so polite, Guan Jing's child is very sensible, staying for so many days has really made our old couple very happy, I really thank him."

Zhang Yun heard the words and said: "It is our blessing as juniors to be loved by the two elders, how dare we be thanked."

Hearing the words, the old man replied: "That kid Guan Jing is a solid-eyed person, and Bao Ni is so cute, I really don't want them to leave."

The uncle of the He family heard the words and said: "It's not just the father, you can't bear them, the mother is the same, even the pair of gold-plated flower bracelets you gave to the mother, the mother gave it to brother Jing, the harmed Zhen'er Now I'm still complaining that my mother is partial to her and doesn't love her."

Hearing the words, the old man of the He family shook his head and sighed, "That rascal, who has benefited so much from her grandmother, is still acting foolish. He really needs to be disciplined."

Although it was a condemnation, Zhang Yun couldn't hear any blame from it. On the contrary, it was full of pampering. Not only did he say a little teasingly: "Don't worry about the old lady, there will be someone who can control her. As for me After leaving with Jing'er, he will definitely come over to make trouble, but I'm afraid that the old man will annoy us at that time and ask someone to throw us out with a broom."

The people in the house laughed loudly when they heard the words, and the atmosphere was very good for a while. At this moment, there was a loud noise in the backyard, and a woman shouted loudly: "Okay, you are all good now!" Now, don’t care about your natal family, right? Seeing your own brother and uncle in prison but ignoring them, your conscience has been eaten by dogs, right?”

As the yelling came out, the laughter in the room stopped abruptly, and an angry look immediately appeared on the face of Mrs. He, while Uncle He said embarrassingly: "Brother Yun is here to pick up Jing." Let them go, I'll call them out for you." Then he softly pleaded guilty to his father, and quickly exited the room.

Zhang Yun was very puzzled when he heard the yelling. The He family father and son have worked in the county government for so long, and they still have some face in this county. Who would dare to yell in their house? Isn't that Do you want to embarrass your master?And the voice of the caller sounds so familiar, it seems to be the voice of the second aunt of the Guan family?

Although he was puzzled, Zhang Yun didn't show it. Seeing the host's embarrassment, he took the initiative to make a rescue, pointing to the refreshments he brought on the table and said: "I bought these snacks when I passed by Li's dim sum shop. I heard that their tea has been passed down for a hundred years, and the taste is very good, but I don’t know if Mrs. He would give the junior a cup of green tea, so that the junior can taste whether the tea is worthy of the name."

After hearing this, Mrs. He said: "Of course, come here, take out the old Pu'er tea from my collection. I want to treat guests with tea today."

The servant took the order to leave, and after a while, he came in with a package of tightly packed tea cakes. Mrs. He took a set of tea sets from the cabinet, and someone brought a pot of boiling hot water. While boiling the tea set with hot water, the old man said: "This piece of Pu'er tea was given to me by the former county magistrate when I celebrated my fiftieth birthday. It has been hidden from me for six years. It has been hidden there for many years. A few days ago, someone bought it from me at a high price, but I was not willing to sell it. One is that I have used some of the tea cakes. , Giving him a good thing that humiliates me."

Mrs. He was busy with the movements while talking, and saw that he opened the tightly wrapped tea cake, gently scraped some tea leaves from the tea cake into the teapot with a tea knife, and then poured hot water evenly into the pot , put on the lid of the pot, hold the handle of the pot and gently shake the body of the pot to let the tea and water in it fully blend, then pour the brewed tea into the teacup, hand it to Zhang Yun and say, "It's a pity that this The water is well water, it would be even better if there is mountain spring water.”

Zhang Yun took the teacup and gently opened the lid. A peculiar fragrance came out, which is different from the fragrance of other teas. The fragrance of Pu’er tea is old, and you can smell the smell of time. The liquid in the cup is translucent reddish-brown, and after a sip of mellow tea, even a person like Zhang Yun who doesn't know much about tea can't help but praise the good tea.

Seeing the aftertaste on Zhang Yun's face, Mrs. He not only showed a proud expression, but at this moment the Mrs. He's son came back, and behind him was Guan Jing who was holding the child.

Guan Jing was a little agitated seeing Zhang Yun, but he still remembered that it was someone else's house, so he hugged the child and saluted the old man. The old man waved his hand to avoid his etiquette, and teased Xiao Baoni from Guan Jing's hand: " Bao Ni, you woke up, did you sleep well?"

Little Baoni was obviously not sober yet, and she was getting very angry. She reached out and grabbed Mrs. He's beard, and slammed it down vigorously. The old man grinned in pain, but did not dare to grab her. Come over and coax her to let go.

Seeing this, Zhang Yun hurried forward, and the couple coaxed for a long time before Xiao Baoni let go.Zhang Yun looked at Mrs. He with an apologetic face, Mrs. He was not angry, but said very happily: "Children are more skinny and easier to support."

Zhang Yun looked up at the sky outside the window, and said to the owner: "It's getting late, and we won't be able to get home before dark, so let's take our leave first."

The He family seemed to have something to do, and they didn't keep them too much. After asking the servants to bring Zhang Yun's war horse over, they sent them away.